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Adams, he had mounted fifteen 

 18-pounders, which completely 

 commanded the river, which at 

 this place is not above three cables 

 length wide, and the land on each 

 side is high and well wooded. 



A rocket boat under my imme- 

 diate direction, but manoeuvred by 

 Mr. Ginton,gunuer,and Mr. Small, 

 midshipman of the Dragon, was 

 advanced about a quarter of a mile 

 a-headof the line of boats. 



So soon as the boats got within 

 gunshot, the enemy opened his 

 fire upon them from the hill and 

 wharf, which was warmly return- 

 ed. Our rockets were generally 

 well directed, and evidently threw 

 the enemy into confusion. Mean- 

 time our troops stormed the hill 

 with the utmost gallantry. Before 

 the boats got within good grape 

 shot of the wharf battery, the 

 enemy set fire to the Adams, and 

 he ran from his guns the moment 

 our troops carried the hill. 



I joined the army about ten 

 minutes after this event. Colonel 

 John and myself immediately de- 

 termined to leave a sufficient force 

 in possession of the hill, and to 

 pursue the enemy, who was then 

 in sight of the Bangor road, flying 

 at full speed. The boats and ships 

 pushed up the river, preserving 

 their original position with the 

 army. The enemy was too nimble 

 for us, and most of them escaped 

 into the woods on our left. 



Oil approaching Bangor, the 

 inhabitants, who had opposed us 

 at Hamden, threw off their mili- 

 tary character, and as magistrates, 

 select men, &c. made an uncondi- 

 tional surrender of the town. Here 

 the pursuit stopped. 



About two hours afterwards, 

 Brigadier-General Blake came 



into the town, to deliver himself as 

 a prisoner. 



The general and other prisoners, 

 amounting to one hundred and 

 ninety-one, were admitted to their 

 parole. 



Enclosed I have the honour to 

 forward you lists of the vessels we 

 have captured or destroyed, and 

 other necessary reports. I am 

 happy to inform you our loss 

 consists only of one seaman, be- 

 longing to the Dragon, killed ; 

 Captain Gel!, of the 29th, and 

 seven privates, wounded ; one rank 

 and file missing. 



I cannot close my report with- 

 out expressing my highest admi- 

 ration of the very gallant conduct 

 of Colonel John, the officers and 

 soldiers under his command ; for, 

 exclusive of the battery before- 

 mentioned, they had difficulties to 

 contend with on their left which 

 did not fall under my observation, 

 as the enemy's field pieces in that 

 direction were masked. The ut- 

 most cordiality existed between 

 the two services, and I shall ever 

 ftel obliged to Colonel John for 

 his ready co-operation in every 

 thing that was proposed. The of- 

 ficers and men bore the privations 

 inseparable from our confined 

 means of accommodation with a 

 cheerfulness that entitles them to 

 my warmest thanks. 



I can form no estimate of the 

 enemy's absolute loss. From dif- 

 ferent stragglers I learn, that ex- 

 clusive of killed and missing, up- 

 wards of thirty lay wounded in the 

 woods. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 Robert Barrie, Captain 

 of his Majesty's ship 

 Dragon. 



